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myoblast

myoblast

1 9.6
A cell that grows into muscle tissue
  • noun
  • /ˈmaɪəˌblæst/
  • Specialized
: mioblasto
  • During muscle regeneration, myoblasts multiply and fuse together to form new muscle fibers.
  • myoblast cells

Examples

  • Myogenin is also present but is restricted to more differentiated myoblasts.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Researchers injected myoblasts into the damaged muscle areas to help rebuild the tissue.

  • Whereas A myoblast can only give rise to another myoblast.

  • So muscle fibers are tubes that have fused myoblasts that join their cytoplasm and have multiple nuclei.

  • Ligament repair involves a variety of factors such as BMP-7, TGF, and PDGF, and cells including fibroblasts and myoblasts.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The myoblasts are important because they develop into muscle tissue during the growth process.

How Mature

myocyte
  • Specialized
2 8.0
myoblast
  • Specialized
1 9.6
stem cell
  • Specialized
159 4.1

Surface Forms

myoblast singular
myoblasts plural

Morphology

myoblast = blast (opaque) = myo + blast

Both elements are technical combining forms (myo- 'muscle' and -blast 'immature cell'); an average B1 learner cannot reliably derive the biomedical meaning.

Etymology

The word myoblast comes from the Greek root myo- meaning 'muscle' and the part -blast meaning 'young cell' or 'sprout', so a myoblast is a young cell that will grow into muscle.